Sebastopol City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Jill
McLewis
Jill McLewis, the incumbent, is running for Sebastopol City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 7 candidates are running for 3 seats.
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The race · City Council
- 01Ian Hoff
- 02Kyreen Jorgensen
- 03Sandra MaurerIncumbent
- 04Jill McLewisYou’re reading
- 05Erin Mitchell
- 06Brandie L. Solovay
- 07James Woodruff
Background
- About
- Sebastopol's mayor since December 2025 and a member of the City Council since December 2022. She leads a Northern California nonprofit trade association and is a downtown business owner.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Incumbent
- Party
- Nonpartisan race. California Constitution, Article II, Section 6
- Endorsed by
- Lists Assemblymember Damon Connolly, State Senator Mike McGuire and Healdsburg Mayor Chris Herrod among her endorsers. Jill McLewis campaign website
- Campaign website
- www.jill4sebastopol.com
Incumbents Jill McLewis and Sandra Maurer are not allowed to state positions on items that will come before the council, as reported by the Sebastopol Times. Sebastopol Times · Oct 5, 2026
On the record: Jill McLewis
12 sourced01Downtown traffic2 sourced positions
Voted no on adopting the Reimagining the Core plan to convert Main Street and Petaluma Avenue to two-way traffic (passed 4-1, May 2026).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, May 19, 2026 · May 19, 2026LinkHow the council voted
As reported by the Sebastopol Times from the League of Women Voters forum; answers edited for length and clarity by the outlet
Said she voted against switching downtown streets to two-way traffic because of congestion concerns.
I voted against switching to two lanes because I agree with the statement that we can slow people down in different ways but it concerns me how congested things are going to become.”
Forum answerSebastopol Times · Oct 6, 2026Link
02City budget2 sourced positions
Voted no on adopting the fiscal year 2026-27 city budget (passed 3-2, June 2026).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Says she voted against the city's proposed budget because it had a significant deficit.
I also voted against the City’s proposed budget when I could not support adopting a budget with a significant deficit.”
Own statementJill McLewis campaign websiteLink
03Sebastopol Commons1 sourced position
Voted no on considering a new ad hoc committee in December on the Commons project, with downtown space included in the evaluation (passed 4-1, September 2026).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, September 15, 2026 · Sep 15, 2026LinkHow the council voted
04Chain stores1 sourced position
Moved and voted yes on directing the city attorney to draft an ordinance prohibiting all new formula businesses (failed 2-3, February 2026).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, February 3, 2026 · Feb 3, 2026LinkHow the council voted
05Water and sewer funds2 sourced positions
Moved and voted yes on reimbursing $350,354 in city attorney costs to the water and sewer enterprise funds (passed 5-0, August 2026).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, August 4, 2026 · Aug 4, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Voted yes on forgiving the $1.1 million wastewater fund loan from the General Fund (passed 5-0, July 2026).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, July 21, 2026 · Jul 21, 2026LinkHow the council voted
06Tenant protections1 sourced position
Voted no on directing the city attorney to prepare urgency and regular just cause eviction ordinances (passed 4-1, October 2025).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, October 21, 2025 · Oct 21, 2025LinkHow the council voted
07Housing1 sourced position
Voted no on introducing zoning code amendments to implement Housing Element programs (passed 4-1, January 2026).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, January 6, 2026 · Jan 6, 2026Link
08Fire services1 sourced position
Voted yes on annexing city fire and emergency medical services into the Gold Ridge Fire Protection District (passed 5-0, February 2025).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, February 4, 2025 · Feb 4, 2025LinkHow the council voted
09Measure U1 sourced position
Says she made her support for the Measure U tax contingent on committing 40% of its revenue to public safety and infrastructure.
Own statementJill McLewis campaign websiteLink
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Jill McLewis: their words and their votes on the same issue
Two-way streets
In their words
Said she voted against switching downtown streets to two-way traffic because of congestion concerns.
Oct 6, 2026 ·As reported by the Sebastopol Times from the League of Women Voters forum; answers edited for length and clarity by the outlet ·Sebastopol Times · Oct 6, 2026
On the record
Voted no on adopting the Reimagining the Core plan to convert Main Street and Petaluma Avenue to two-way traffic (passed 4-1, May 2026).
May 19, 2026 ·Sebastopol City Council minutes, May 19, 2026 · May 19, 2026
Deficit budget
In their words
Says she voted against the city's proposed budget because it had a significant deficit.
On the record
Voted no on adopting the fiscal year 2026-27 city budget (passed 3-2, June 2026).
Jun 16, 2026 ·Sebastopol City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026
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